The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-03

Dusuing ~ the New York Delt- Slne =, nhles
and keveety-Five Oweliings-f4<tesp
Hundred mor~e> Perish In che F;sspss
and -Four Hundred Cars 6urned -fcsr~
81 Loss of Human Life.
NEW YoRK, May ~. 3 A. x.--At half-pas,
one o'clock this morning fire was dtscoy.
cred IN the car stables ~ the Bel, Lane
railroad. occupying the Iblock bounded
BY Fifty third and Fifty fourth
streets aud Tenth and Eleventh
avenues. The firc spread 20
quickly that In few minutes the " hole
Of the vast building was Ablaze The i'm.
mense quantity Of feed and other iniiam
mablc material supplied plenty Of fuel
for the flames 70 work their will uplu
which they did with disastrous effect
Three alarms were speedily sent ont
and two Ambulance calls. because II was
at first supposed that some lives were
lost This, however. so far as is kncwn
al present Is fortunately not the case.
Fifteen hundred horses and four hun.
drcd cars. which were in the building IL
the time Of the breaking out OF the fire
were completely burned up.
The fire rapidly spread across Eleventh
avenue to row OF frame tenement
houses. which burned up like mafyha.
The whole block along Fifty-fourih
street. between Tenth and Eleventh ave.
nucs. consisting also Of tene menthousns.
was completely guttei. and the II lmes
ate their way through 10 Fifty-llih
street.
Tho building was a fivc-s'ory structure.
and covered square block. reaching
back 10 Eleventh avenue. Tho lppeg
stories were occupied by the repair shops
and combustiblc material. which blazed
as soon as touched by fire.
The Offices were situated in the south
east corner. They were in flames 50
quickly that there was no On auce 10 save
the books of the ccmpsny. Only ten
horses and two cars were savsd.
At two o'clock the walls OF the bu ilainr
fell in with a crash, sending millions *
sparks and blazing pieces OF wood high
in the air.
The call OF the three skies had been
made AS soon as the lire chief arrived al
the scene. and engines from all parts Ok
the city. with the water tower and tho
and ladder companies. We're rapidly com
ing. The heat from the burning buildlag
was 50 great that several hcmen and
two policemen We're FRUSTRATED.
At las a.. m. the flames. aided BY Tic
strong. high winds which were prrvlil.
ing. had lcapci across the wide avenue
and commune ated 10 the whole block On
! the east site. between Fsfty-thlri and
Fifty-fonrth strcc,s The block was com
| posed Of six.sfory tenement houses and 4
! coal yard The terrorstricken tenant,
| poured out Of III. building like swarm
| 81 bees. praying. fighting. cursin- ny
! turns The scene ~ terror wa iitt-
| scribe The building. burned r.piiy.
| though the fronts facing the avenue wee
I, OF brown stone By 2:3) o'clock They
were completely Quilted
| The flames srreai 70 the entire square
4 block over to Ninth avenue
| At o:3Da N. the next nlo X below hal
! caught fire and was blazing fcrccly. Tn
\ :. r..' Is IN the vicinity for blocks away were
4 m a with frightened. crying and Woe
! stricken tenants hseing from the ravages
I OF the flames The fire attracted thou.
| sands OF awe-strirken spectators.
4 The loss 70 the Is ~ Line people = prob
| ably not less than a. odoi II - estimated
now that the entire loss will DC over
| siOoO.cOo
The tenement houses Were .hlcKi'
peopied. Every floor had from four - five
families All We're poor people who VIII
lose all their property. II - not know
how the fire originated.
so far as known there has not been any
loss OF life. A number OF m.n slept 10 'te
car stables Ambusanccs have been sen
TO the scene TO be ready Il needle. OHine
70 the distance OF the fire IN the upper
part OF the city II Is dlfficult 20 get parted
lars.
3:3) a. ma tele phone message inst re'
ccivcd from the scene Of the IRE says y II
believed that there has been heavy l0ss
oflife. number OF policemen and me-
men Were overcome by the heat and sent
10 the Roosevelt hospital
$40 a. m.--Additional reports indicate
that the destruction OF property was
much greater than at first rcpor ted. bu'
figures can not now be given.
3:45 A. M--Scvcnty Ave dwellings. most
" frame tencments. inhabited By poor
people, soap factory and = brewery ar
among the buildings burned. The lo,s
will aggregate over fi.0O,O00 The hre Y
believed to be under control